Barry Jordan, the accused pervert whose red-light-running spree in 2011 resulted in a crash that killed an 11-year-old girl, has been found guilty but insane. The decision by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Dawn Bergin means that Jordan will be incarcerated at the Arizona State Prison for a term yet…
A detention officer for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office was shot and killed outside his home early Thursday morning.Phoenix police are investigating the murder of the eight-year MCSO veteran, Jorge Vargas, who was gunned down in the driveway of his home near 91st Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road…
Police say the man who was grabbing butts in East Valley grocery stores has been arrested.According to the Tempe PD, 21-year-old Jesse Jimenez was arrested inside his home, and he admitted to committing the assaults…
Welcome to Courthouse Update, a weekly rundown of goings-on at the Maricopa County Superior Court.This week, the “Rock Burglar” gets prison time, a terrorist hoax earns one man a stint in jail, another man is found guilty in a meth-fueled ambulance theft, and more:…
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, all of our alleged offenders are…
A 78-year-old man who lives in the retirement community of Sun City is accused of fatally shooting his wife Wednesday morning.Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies initially proposed that it could have been a “mercy killing” of a terminally ill spouse, which would be the second one in Sun City in the…
A Mesa man who was found completely naked and covered in both Off! insect-repellent and Raid insecticide told police he was just trying to throw the police dog off his scent.Have we mentioned yet that there was no police dog?…
The man who has grabbed the butts of three women inside Tempe grocery stores has been linked to a fourth attack.Police in Gilbert and Tempe are now working together on the case, as a fourth woman has come forward, detailing her run-in with the butt-grabber at a Target store in…
If Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Darnell Dockett actually bought a tiger cub, then he might be interested in knowing that the “mother” of that cub is a male.Dockett has claimed that he did buy a tiger cub, although it’s been hard to tell whether he actually did or he’s just…
Lance Wallis, a 40-year-old West Valley resident, will not be bringing home the “Father of the Year” award for 2013.That’s because police say Wallis, who was driving drunk, crashed his car in Sun City West, and ordered his passengers — his 4-year-old son and teenage niece — to run. According…
Former Phoenix Police Officer Richard Chrisman will go to trial this week on a murder charge in the 2010 death of Phoenix resident Daniel Rodriguez.Chrisman responded to a 911 call from Rodriguez’s mother, who asked that police remove her son from the trailer where they lived together. Another officer told…
Some creep in Tempe is grabbing butts (again).It may seem like a strange way for a butt-grabber to operate, but Tempe police say three women have now reported the assaults — at three different Fry’s grocery stores…
Among the FBI’s Most Wanted are individuals from Arizona (or with ties to the state) who have evaded authorities for decades in cases involving child porn, the sexual assault and sodomy of children and defrauding the public out of millions of dollars. Suspects featured here are presumed innocent — until…
A vendor who works inside Fry’s grocery stores admitted to secretly taking “thousands” of photos of women inside the store for “sexual purposes,” police say.According to court documents obtained by New Times, 32-year-old Timothy Millet is actually an employee of Nabisco but works inside Fry’s stores around the Valley…
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, all of our alleged offenders have…
A gang member used an automatic rifle to shoot and kill a member of his own gang in the middle of Baseline Road, police say.The two alleged gangsters, who had arguments over a woman, were passengers in separate cars on Tuesday morning when 22-year-old Moises Gutierrez grabbed his rifle from…
No matter how many police reports we read through on a monthly basis, the criminal creativity, stupidity, and craziness never ceases to amaze us.Just when you think you’ve seen it all, there’s always something worse. From a cocaine-thieving plastic surgeon, to a guy barfing on a dog and shooting its…
Phoenix police officers have arrested a candy thief so prolific that detectives dubbed him the “Candy Man.”According to police, the “Candy Man,” 23-year-old Jordan Newman, pocketed nearly $3,000 worth of candy from Circle K stores over the past 10 months…
Over the weekend, someone dropped off a dog at a Florence animal shelter with a chain-link collar wrapped so tight, and for so long, around the dog’s neck that its skin was growing around the metal. The dog will stay in a foster home until she heals up, and then…
Animal-rights activists are blowing the whistle on Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Darnell Dockett, who claims he recently purchased a pet tiger.The Animal Rights Foundation of Florida informed us about a few potential issues with Dockett’s purchase, including some laws about tiger ownership…
Police say that a Mesa man scaring people at a gas station was carrying several bags of (surprise!) meth with him at the time.The man, 38-year-old Nakia Laye, insisted to police that he had a permit for all that meth, according to court documents obtained by New Times…
Welcome to another installment of Most Wanted — New Times’ weekly post featuring scofflaws, including suspects in robberies, homicides and assault cases, sex offenders who’ve absconded, and even “dead beat” parents who aren’t shelling out court-ordered child support. Suspects featured here are presumed innocent — until a judge or jury…
